A fluid mind will always bring rational thought to bear on beliefs. Beliefs should be fluid entities within the mind, some more certain and viscous, others doubtful and mutable. A fluid mind never feels so certain of a belief that it loses its fluidity. When a belief solidifies, it becomes like a shackle on the mind, inhibiting exploration, learning and growth. A fluid mind never allows a belief to be so hardened that it is beyond rational scrutiny.
“The ‘irrational’ is today a favorite theme of all who are too lazy to think or too ready to evade the arduous duty of clarifying their ideas and grounding their convictions on a basis of coherent thought.”
—Rudolf Otto, The Idea of the Holy
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